Invitation to Dine

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Summary: THE BEST German Recipe Collection - No fussion here !!!!
Review: Christiane Herzog is the former First Lady of Germany and in this cookbook she offers a personal selection of classic German cuisine that clearly has a southern German bias. Wonderful about the recipe selection is that she picked mostly dishes that have been handed down the generations of her family, so the selection is clearly very traditional. The overall variety of dishes makes this book a good starting point for a collection of truely old-style central European recipes. The instructions are simply written, like many family recipes are, but the reader will find out that Mrs. Herzog was a very accomplished cook based on the attention she pays to important details and the selection of high quality ingredients. For a cookbook that is clearly southern German in style the selection of seafood recipes is quite impressive, but it is the desserts and cakes that really hit the homerun - wonderful stuff. The whole book is beautifully produced with great photographs that set the mood for the different chapters and food types.

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Summary: an oustanding collection of classic German recipes
Review: Christiane Herzog is the former First Lady of Germany and in this cookbook she offers a personal selection of classic German cuisine that clearly has a southern German bias. Wonderful about the recipe selection is that she picked mostly dishes that have been handed down the generations of her family, so the selection is clearly very traditional. The overall variety of dishes makes this book a good starting point for a collection of truely old-style central European recipes. The instructions are simply written, like many family recipes are, but the reader will find out that Mrs. Herzog was a very accomplished cook based on the attention she pays to important details and the selection of high quality ingredients. For a cookbook that is clearly southern German in style the selection of seafood recipes is quite impressive, but it is the desserts and cakes that really hit the homerun - wonderful stuff. The whole book is beautifully produced with great photographs that set the mood for the different chapters and food types.

Rating:
Summary: an outstanding collection of classic German recipes
Review: Christiane Herzog is the former First Lady of Germany and who in this cookbook offers a personal selection of classic German cuisine that has a southern German bias. Wonderful about the recipe selection is that she picked mostly dishes that have been handed down the generations of a Germany family, so the selection is clearly very traditional. The overall variety of dishes makes this book a good starting point for a collection of truely old-style central European meals. The recipes are siomply written, like many family recipes are, but the reader will find out that Mrs. Herzog was a very accomplished cook based on the attention she pays to important deatil and the selection of correct ingredients. For a cookbook clearly southern German in style the selection of seafood recipes is quite good, but it is the desserts and cakes that really hit the homerun - wonderful stuff. The whole book is beautifully produced with great photographs that set the mood for the different chapters and food types.

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Summary: THE BEST German Recipe Collection - No fussion here !!!!
Review: Simple: THE BEST collection of classic, Home Style German recipes - with Christiane's own twists. No fancy, TV, school taught chef can come close to Christiane's home style recipes. If you want a real, authentic Germany menu, this is the book for you. Also, Christiane's shares her years of experience on how to prepare and serve the German way. No fussion here!!!!